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C.S Lewis
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J.K Rowling
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December 27, 2007, 6:46 PM
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C.S Lewis vs J.K Rowling
C.S Lewis vs J.K Rowling aka Narnia vs Harry Potter aka man vs woman?
Let see. Vote for which one you think is a better writer and why?
I don't want to see any of this:
"Rowling will win cuz harry is da best  !!1"
and this:
"Narnia was like da best movy eva!! go lewis!!!11!!1"
Don't forget, C.S Lewis wrote more than just Narnia. He likes to write fictional books for children, teens even adults.
J.K Rowling is known throughout the world because of her success on Harry Potter series. She wrote many other books than just that. Please uderstand that.
I guess these rules state that you have to know why you're voting for them.
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December 27, 2007, 6:55 PM
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First of all, I'm going for JK Rowling. She's really touched my heart with the Harry Potter series and is just so descriptive with her writing. She actually makes you feel like you're actually there watching everything unfold right before your very eyes.
I haven't actually read The Chronicles of Narnia, but I have watched the film. Just like Harry Potter, it's got a great heart and is something to actually see.
So my decision is for JK Rowling to win this one. Not because "Harry's like the best and can kick anyone's ass", but because Rowling is hard-working and really cares for her characters.
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December 27, 2007, 7:01 PM
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I'm going to back up what Faith said about J.K. Rowling. I started reading some of C.S. Lewis' books but never got round to finishing them, they never really captured my attention the way that the Harry Potter series did. I would get lost in those books and I could really believe that I was there watching the events, whereas I never got into the C.S. Lewis books like that...
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December 27, 2007, 7:05 PM
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I have very strong, non flattering views on Lewis, which I won't repeat here in case of offending any of his admirers. I disagree with his Narnia books and the ideas behind them, and I certainly don't agree with his works on Christian apologetics. His writing style is his saving grace though. In my view, it is the closest that prose comes to poetry in children's fiction.
Rowling? I don't like her writing. Sure, she knows how to craft a great story, points of which reach genius. But her character development, underlying themes, and dialog is poor in comparison to most writers. At it's best, it can rival adult orientated fiction, but at it's worst, which it does many times, it's as bad as most Internet fan fic.
So who did I vote for? Based on plot and who I at least I can agree with on some themes, it would be Rowling, considering that I dislike the Narnia story in itself, and that I disagree strongly with Lewis and his underlying intentions. Based on writing though, it would be Lewis.
Hence, considering the vote is for the better writer, my vote goes, begrudgingly, to Lewis. He must have rolled in his grave when I pressed that button.
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December 27, 2007, 8:04 PM
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JK for me. I enjoyed being in Harrys world and felt for the characters and loved the story development.
However I wasnt a fan of Narina. I tired to read the series, but I just coudlnt be as absorded as I was with JK.
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December 30, 2007, 2:43 AM
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JK for me too. Mainly due to the fact HP was one of the only series of books that I actually looked forward to reading whereas though I haven't read Narnia the film was good but it didn't attract me to read the book whatsoever.
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January 7, 2008, 5:16 AM
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JK for me. While I do really like the Chronicles of Narnia, they're heavy-handed when it comes to the allusions. One does have to account for the fact that Lewis purposed his works in such a way that he was destined to have a smaller audience, not to mention the very slight hermeneutic difference between children's lit of his days as compared with the contemporary sense that Rowling's work has. But I suppose that doesn't change the fact that Rowling in general has a more streamlined writing style.
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January 7, 2008, 7:44 AM
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Lewis for me. While I liked Harry Potter, I felt that Rowling pandered to the fans way to much in the last three books.
Also, after book 4, I felt that the series gradually got worse. Book 5 was boring, Book 6 felt like a very long fanfic, and I liked book 7 but I felt that she got a bit too kill happy.
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Jk.
Her writing captivated me more, The movies based off of her writing were slightly better, and, well... She didn't bore me, not once. I Can't say that about many book series anymore.
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January 15, 2008, 1:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Rydia
Lewis for me. While I liked Harry Potter, I felt that Rowling pandered to the fans way to much in the last three books.
Also, after book 4, I felt that the series gradually got worse. Book 5 was boring, Book 6 felt like a very long fanfic, and I liked book 7 but I felt that she got a bit too kill happy.
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I agree with the series starting to edge toward fan-service, but I really like Book 5. Total agreement about book 6 and 7, though.
While JK did do more pandering to her readers, I do think her product is still better. Lewis could be said to pander too much to the religious crowd - which i | | | |
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